Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

Alienware Aurora 5 vs Alienware Aurora R5

Key differences

Internal memory
- Aurora 5:16 GB
- Aurora R5:8 GB
Total storage capacity
- Aurora 5:2 TB
- Aurora R5:1 TB
Optical drive type
- Aurora 5:DVD Super Multi DL
- Aurora R5:DVD Super Multi
HDD capacity
- Aurora 5:2 TB
- Aurora R5:1 TB
Discrete graphics card model
- Aurora 5:NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1080
- Aurora R5:NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 970
Discrete graphics card memory
- Aurora 5:8 GB
- Aurora R5:3 GB
Discrete graphics memory type
- Aurora 5:GDDR5X
- Aurora R5:GDDR5
CUDA cores
- Aurora 5:2560
- Aurora R5:1664

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Comparison of Aurora 5, Aurora R5
168 specifications	A Alienware Aurora 5 View product	B Alienware Aurora R5 View product
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	2 TB	1 TB
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD Super Multi DL	DVD Super Multi
HDD capacityDiffers	2 TB	1 TB
Graphics4 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1080	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 970
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	8 GB	3 GB
Discrete graphics memory typeDiffers	GDDR5X	GDDR5
CUDA coresDiffers	2560	1664
NVIDIA G-SYNCKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	3	7
Poweridentical
Power supplyKnown for one	450 W	Unknown — not stated by the source

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